While the Centre has withdrawn the Z+ security cover earlier granted to Akhilesh, Yadav, Rudy and UP minister Suresh Rana have been removed from the list of CRPF protectees. The CRPF security cover of Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan and former MP Pappu Yadav has also been withdrawn and security has been downgraded to Y category. Additionally, Uttar Pradesh leader Sangeet Singh Som's security has also been reviewed wherein he will have security cover only in Uttar Pradesh and not in any other state. The Centre has also removed security cover of Punjab leader Pratap Singh Bajwa and he will no longer have the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) security cover. The decision on security review of the leaders was reportedly taken after a comprehensive review of the VIP protectees, under the umbrella of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).

Source: dna July 23, 2019 23:26 UTC